Gigabyte GeForce RTX 5070 Gaming OC Review: Quiet on Cue

GeForce RTX 5070 Gaming OC 12G represents a mid-range model from Gigabyte’s RTX 5070 lineup. Thanks to its large, efficient cooler and dual BIOS with a silent mode, fan speeds hover around 1500 RPM under load, keeping the cooler quieter than most current cards. It also features prominent ARGB LED lighting and a sturdy metal anti-sag brace included in the accessories.

Clocks, Temperatures & Fan Speeds – F1 24 (Performance)

The next benchmark series comes from F1 24, run at 3840 × 2160 resolution with Ultra settings. The benchmark consists of five laps on the Singapore track in wet conditions. Unlike other benchmarks, this one applies continuous stress, with no breaks in load between loops, keeping the card consistently warm.

Clock speeds showed only slight variation from Cyberpunk, stabilizing after warm-up between 2790 and 2827 MHz, with an average of 2811 MHz.

Monitoring (light green line) again shows power consumption hovering around the 250W limit.

Both GPU and memory temperatures remained a degree below 70 °C even under sustained load.

Fans reached speeds of 1945 RPM. At these speeds, they are noticeable, but not outright annoying.

From the graph with limits, the card appears to be constrained by power, though signs point instead to a voltage cap on GPU Boost.


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